Said defeat leaves Daejeon six points behind fourth-placed
Bucheon and, having played a game more than their fellow 90’s founded
Gyeonggi-do counterparts, it would take a Herculean effort to overcome such a
gap.

And, with more than half the season already played, a
reduced budget, the loss of two key players in Wanderson and Alvaro Silva, and
no sign of any new additions to the playing staff, it could turn out to be a
bumpy ride for the Daejeon faithful.

Monday’s game with Gyeongnam will be a tough test as, although a
place below Daejeon, Gyeongnam are on an incredible run of form having notched
up five wins on the spin.

In truth, had it not have been for their points deduction,
Gyeongnam would be fourth and firmly in the playoff mix.

Previous Meetings

When these two sides met in June this year it was raining
goals down in Changwon, with eight goals equally shared equally between them.

Daejeon showed remarkable spirit that evening as, despite
being 3-0 down with little over half an hour played, the Purples mounted an
incredible comeback.

Lee Ho-Seok, Ahn Sung-Nam, and Cristian Danalache had the
home side three goals to the good with strikes on 13, 20, and 27 minutes
respectively.

However, just five minutes after Romanian Danalache had made
it three, Daejeon mounted their comeback thanks to a Kim Sun-Min effort.

Jean Claude-Bozga netted his first goal in Daejeon colours
on 39 minutes before Wanderson bagged a three-minute brace to turn the game
completely on its head.

Daejeon miraculously found themselves in front but were
unable to keep out Danalache who continued his goal-scoring form against
Daejeon by levelling on 76 minutes.

Gyeongnam’ last visit to Daejeon in May saw the Purples pick
up all three points, however.

Again, Wanderson found himself on the scoresheet, as did Cho
Ye-Chan and Kim Dong-Chan inside an hour.

Who else other than Cristian Danalache for Gyeongnam who
netted what proved to be a scant consolation striker on 68 minutes in a 3-1 win
for Daejeon.

This campaign is the first time these two once Classic
stalwarts had met in three years, due to Daejeon’s relegation in 2013 and
indeed Gyeongnam’s in 2014.

During the 2013 season Daejeon suffered a heavy 6-0 reverse
in Changwon and a 1-0 defeat at Purple Arena.

Two said defeats and two draws meant that May’s win over
Gyeongnam was a long time coming.

Team News

Kim Tae-Bong is unlikely to feature having still not
recovered from the foot injury that has kept him out of action for much of the season.

Young striker Han Eui-Gwon could come into the fold having
replaced Kim Dong-Chan at Anyang on Wednesday.

Choi Moon-Sik may look to rotate his goalkeepers with Park
Ju-Won waiting patiently for another chance to impress.

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